Jobs · Art & Creative · New York

ACD / Design

We the Makers · New York, NY · 3 mo ago
Art & Creative$55–$68/hrContract

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of thoughtful, high-quality design solutions across a wide range of marketing and business needs.
  • Contribute directly to key creative projects, concepting and designing work that is strategically grounded, visually compelling, and aligned to brand standards.
  • Provide day-to-day creative direction, feedback, and support to designers, helping elevate the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of work across and beyond the team.
  • Partner with marketing and internal clients to understand business goals, clarify project needs, and translate them into clear, actionable creative approaches.
  • Guide design across multiple projects at once, balancing priorities, maintaining momentum, and ensuring strong execution from concept through final delivery.
  • Help uphold and evolve brand standards, contributing to the ongoing development of brand guidelines, design systems, and best practices across the brand.
  • Review and refine creative work to ensure it meets a high bar for craft, clarity, consistency, and strategic impact before escalating for senior creative review.
  • Collaborate closely with writers and other creative partners to develop integrated ideas and cohesive brand expressions.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders beyond marketing as needed to support high-visibility initiatives that benefit from strong creative thinking.
  • Identify opportunities to improve creative workflows, strengthen team efficiency, and enhance how design work is developed and delivered.
  • Explore new tools, technologies, and emerging creative tech - in addition to the adoption of AI- that can improve creative output, streamline processes, and support team effectiveness.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design, visual communications, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in design or art direction, preferably within an in-house creative team, agency, or brand-led organization.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional design craft, strategic thinking, and the ability to develop compelling brand work across a range of formats and channels.
  • Proven experience leading design across multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of quality and consistency.
  • Experience providing creative direction and actionable feedback to designers or other creative contributors.
  • Strong understanding of brand systems, campaign development, and digital design.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite & Figma, and familiarity with AI prompt writing and collaboration tools used to develop and review creative work.
  • Able to translate business objectives and marketing strategies into clear, effective visual solutions.
  • Familiarity with performance marketing, campaign development, and digital-first creative.
  • Sound creative judgment, with the ability to make thoughtful decisions, manage tradeoffs, and know when to escalate for alignment.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to partner effectively with marketing teams, internal clients, and creative peers.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and a high volume of projects.
  • Adept at providing meaningful creative feedback that elevates the work and those that do it.
  • A hands-on approach to design, with the ability to both create strong work personally and help elevate the work of others.
  • Experience working within a large enterprise marketing or brand environment.
  • Experience working within enterprise project management tools such as Wrike or Workfront.
  • Experience helping uphold and evolve brand guidelines, visual systems, or design standards across a complex organization.

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